Meowdoku Level 913 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C6 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The orange region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C1 and R2 C2: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the teal region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C5, R5 C6, and R5 C7 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, blue, and pink regions must use rows 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C1 and R6 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the brown region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the yellow region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave the yellow region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C6 and R3 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the magenta region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C4 and R4 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the blue region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 15: Mark X at R4 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 16: Mark X at R5 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, brown, and blue regions must use columns 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C2, and R7 C3: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 20: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 21: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 22: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 913 Step 23: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 913 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C6
- R3 C2
- R4 C7
- R5 C1
- R6 C3
- R7 C5